James 1:18 KJV — MannaFest

James 1:18

Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

KJV

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ASV

Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

WEB

He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.

YLT

having counselled, He did beget us with a word of truth, for our being a certain first-fruit of His creatures.

DBT

According to his own will begat he us by the word of truth, that we should be a certain first-fruits of his creatures.

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James — The Lord's brother writes to the twelve tribes scattered abroad — five chapters of direct, practical wisdom on the life faith produces. Pure religion, the tongue, the prayer of the righteous.

Author: James the Lord's brother (traditional — cf. Gal 1:19), leader of the Jerusalem church
Date: Early — possibly mid-40s AD, making it likely the earliest NT letter

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Hebrews 8:10
For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:
Romans 8:29–31
For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
Isaiah 55:11
So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
1 Peter 1:23
Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
John 1:13
Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

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All passion, and rash anger, and vile affections, ought to be suppressed. The word of God should be made our chief study: and what we hear and know of it we must take care to practise, otherwise our religion will prove but a vain thing. To this is added an account wherein pure religion consists,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

(3.) The means whereby this is affected are pointed out: the word of truth, that is, the gospel, as Paul expresses it more plainly, 1 Cor. iv. 15 , I have begotten you in Jesus Christ through the gospel. This gospel in indeed a word of truth, or else it could never produce such real, such lasting, such great and noble effects.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

In contrast to "lust when it hath conceived, bringeth forth sin, and sin . . . death" (Jas 1:15). Life follows naturally in connection with light (Jas 1:17). word of truth--the Gospel.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

JAS 1:181PE 1:3 1PE 1:23
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
JAS 1:181PE 1:3 1JN 5:4
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
JAS 1:181PE 1:23 1PE 1:3
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
JAS 1:181PE 1:3 ROM 15:13
JAS 1:181PE 1:3 TIT 3:4-6
JAS 1:181PE 1:3 EPH 1:7
JAS 1:18JHN 1:13 1JN 3:9
JAS 1:181PE 1:23 HEB 4:12

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